Re-Designing History: The Competition
  In conjunction with our current exhibit, Re-Designing History: FIDM Museum Study Collection, 1850-2000, FIDM Museum & Galleries held a design competition for currently enrolled FIDM students to re-design history by creating illustrations inspired... Read Article ››

See-through dresses of the 1930s
In deciding which objects to showcase on our blog, I often scrutinize the cataloged and photographed objects in our collections management system. During a recent scroll through these images, I was struck by the number of sheer, transparent, and see-through... Read Article ››

Alice in Wonderland visits the FIDM Museum
Alice in Wonderland costumes designed by Colleen Atwood will be on display at the FIDM Museum & Galleries until June 19th. This free exhibition will be open to the public Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Alice in Wonderland design exhibition is... Read Article ››

The Art of Costume Illustration
  The Art of Costume Illustration   FIDM Museum & GalleriesMay 18, 2010 – June 19, 2010 Showcasing 75 years of costume illustration, this display features over 200 film and television costume illustrations. Represented among the more than 50... Read Article ››

Young Bess French hood
Released in 1953, the film Young Bess is a fictionalized biography of Queen Elizabeth I. Focusing on her life before she was crowned queen, the film is set in the late 1540s and stars Jean Simmons as Young Bess. The lavish, historically inspired costumes were... Read Article ››

Oscar dressing
In the early years of the Academy Awards, celebrities didn't always dress themselves in the latest glamorous fashions. In 1935, Claudette Colbert wore a simple traveling suit to accept the Best Actress Award for It Happened One Night. Colbert didn't... Read Article ››

And the winner is…
Congratulations to costume designer Sandy Powell, who won the Costume Design Academy Award for her work on The Young Victoria! Costumes from The Young Victoria are currently on display at the FIDM Museum as part of our 18th Annual Art of Motion Picture... Read Article ››
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